MERS — Worldwide/Unknown
MERS-CoV risk assessment 3 Jun 2015
Background
As of [3 Jun 2015], 1179 laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported to WHO since 2012, including at least 442 deaths. Overall, 66 percent of cases reporting gender (n=1165) are male and the median age is 49 years (range 9 months-99 years; n=1172).
To date, 25 countries have reported cases, including countries in the Middle East [Map showing locations of
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